Chen Zhi, a veteran soldier who once served under Han Xin, had been stationed on the frontier for six years when, all of a sudden, “noble benefactors” from every side started competing to promote him.
Empress Lu wanted him as her blade, Chen Ping wanted him as a pawn, Xiao He wanted him as a stake, and even the Xiongnu wanted to buy him off.
Strings stretched from every direction, held by different hands. Everyone thought he was just an obedient pawn.
Until one day, he realized he was more than a pawn.
He was the final rook on the board, the one piece capable of overturning the whole game.
“You all want to play chess? Then I’ll invite every player onto the board.”
Hello everyone, this is my first attempt at writing a long historical political intrigue novel. I've already updated over ninety chapters, and I'm actually quite nervous. I'm a newcomer to this field, so my writing style may not be very polished yet, and the pacing and foreshadowing may be a bit immature in some areas.